Monday, July 23, 2012

On Page and Stage: Shakespeare, 1590-1890

The Institute of Medieval and Early Modern Studies – Bangor-Aberystwyth,
the British Shakespeare Association and the School of English, Bangor
University, are pleased to announce
On Page and Stage: Shakespeare, 1590-1890
8th December 2012 – a one-day conference at Bangor University

Conference Organisers: Stephen Colclough & Andrew Hiscock
Guest Speaker: Professor Andrew Gurr (Reading University)
Shakespeare editor and author of Playgoing in Shakespeare’s London
This one-day conference focuses upon performances, interpretations and
publications of Shakespeare in the pre-modern period in the UK and beyond.
It is envisaged that delegates will be addressing this subject from a
number of disciplinary perspectives and presentations on the following
subjects would be particularly welcome:
• Shakespearean Performances 1590-1890s and Performance Reportage
• Shakespearean Theatre History 1590-1890
• World Shakespeares 1590-1890
• Critical Responses to Shakespeare 1590-1890: e.g. journalism,
diaries, correspondence
• Reading Shakespeare 1590-1890: e.g. criticism, education, annotated
editions
• Material Shakespeare 1590-1890: mise-en-scène and mise-en-page
• Shakespeare as Political Icon 1590-1890
These and other related subjects will be considered for presentation at
this conference.
Abstracts of no more than 200 words should be sent to the conference
organising committee at shakespeare@bangor.ac.uk no later than Friday
12th October 2012.
All abstracts should include the proposer’s name, title, mailing
address, email address, institutional affiliation, student/employed status.